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10 Day Plastering Courses - Intermediate Plastering Course

Our 10 Day Plastering Courses are full on Advanced 10 day Courses that enables each student to Plaster Ceilings and Walls, Reskim, and Overboard ceilings. From Plasterboarding to Plastering over Artex, you will complete your 10 day course with Coving and Floor screeding to Inverted Manholes.

No other Training Centre offers what we do. This is an Intense 10 Day Plastering Course which is ideal for those students with little Or no experience. Please read what you will recieve for your money and then do a comparison. We do NOT rush our training it's just that we believe that you need to be on the tools from the start, it's the only way you learn.

We have New facilities to cater for every aspect of Plastering. What more would you expect from the Leading Training Provider located in Essex.

"We are Plasterers that teach Plastering" and have many years of experience.

"Come and see for yourself and ask the students" It's not the distance that you travel to a course, It's the Quality of the Training in Real life Scenarios. If you want a change in Career and have no experience we will get you qualified as a Plasterer.

Pay-As-You-Train options to suit your needs are also available. In other wordsyou can pay for your course by instalments. You can stagger your course to suit your needs.

Example:

You have booked on a 10 day Course and cannot do all 10 days at once. No Problem Just let us know what days you can complete and we will tailor it around you.

Apply 2 coat finish plaster (skim) to all walls flat and smooth using the correct procedure from your starting point

You will then change rooms and carry out repairs to ceilings and walls

Learn how to apply Direct Bond (dot and dab) correctly using gypsum guidelines

In the afternoon you will have a discussion about pricing work, types of plasters, different backgrounds etc

Sit a written quotation test so that a good understanding on pricing is calculated

You will also prepare your ceilings using Artex patterns prior to the following day. (optional)

Thursday

This is your new room that you will have to complete in one day

You will carry out a glue float and set using bonding

Re bead the windows and external corners

Re-skim (Plaster) the ceilings and walls to a high standard and finish externals with and without beads

The bonus to this day is that you are now skimming over Artex.

By applying the trowel float trowel method you will skim your artex ceilings and walls all together to consolidate how much you have learnt on the first 3 days all rolled into one day

In depth class discussion of completed day

Friday

Using the correct tools you will learn how to Cove out areas using 4" & 5 "coving

Coving out the rooms using various tools for internal, external and offset angles.

Using the correct tools you will learn how to complete your own floor screed correctly

This will be the day you will finish the rooms off completely with floor screeding to our set FFL.

You will also be given up to date information on screeding using various types of insulation such as cellotex, from conservatories to New Builds we have the knowledge and experience. We will also be covering unbonded and bonded floors knowing all regulations to the relevant substrates.

Advanced Plastering Course content week 2 - Monday - Friday

During this Advanced Course you will learn how to:

Monday:

Plasterboard your ceiling in your allocated room, learn how to cut and fix boards correctly, plasterboard the walls using the direct bond method (dot and dab) with adhesive, construct an arch to a specified shape and size. Cutting correctly thin coat beads to all external angles, scrim taping all joins in plasterboards to ceiling walls and internal ceiling and wall joins and wall to wall joins. 2 coat skim (Plaster) the ceiling over plasterboard. Option - May Overboard Ceiling.

Tuesday:

Float all the walls as a backing coat, the use of scratch coats and screeds to be used as well as free rule, flat render. You will learn how to free hand all external angles, bullnose corners etc.. Finish off with Devil Flaoting prior to applying 2 coats of finish plaster.

Wednesday:

Move into your second room and seal all plaster using pva sealer, re-cut thin coat beads and fix to external angles, glue and 2 coat skim ceiling finishing to a barrel. glue and 2 coat skim walls using internal corner trowels as required.

Thursday:

Move into your third room seal glue and 3 coat skim ceiling to a curve if required, you will be using the trowel float trowel method of 3 coating a Ceiling, you will be shown how to straighten the ceiling lines with the use of a featheredge, you will 2 coat skim (Plaster) the walls and these will be expected to be perfect.

Friday:

Complete floor screed using inverted manholes and drain pipes, up to date specifictions using cellutex insulation.We will discuss any areas that we feel you need more tuition with, you can also let us know what areas you would like to practice more with, we will accommodate, this so when you leave you are capable of completing jobs to a professional and high quality standard.

Prior to the Practical Plastering Course you receive, upon payment, the following training material. Part 1 DVD training film on solid plastering Part 2 DVD training film on solid plastering Part 1 DVD Perfect skimming techniques Plasterers Training Manual (code to download for free) Examination papers

10 day advanced and intensive plastering course; No1 in delivery, experienced, professional dedicated in what we do best. It is the best 10 day advanced plastering course in the UK. You will leave the course competent in what you have achieved, visit Goldtrowel Centre and you will not be disappointed

If you are a previous customer and have already purchased the films please inform us, the cost will be deducted from the price of the course

You should download & study the training manual FREE from Members Login

When the students above first came to Goldtrowel in Essex they had no experience in plastering before.After just two weeks they plastered a whole room each. We will develop your skills quicker, faster so that you can take on those large areas. You can also advance yourself by Gaining City and Guilds Or NVQ. Weekend External Rendering Courses are also available.